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Weekend readings for #pubmedia, Feb. 9, 2018

Here is the latest compilation of selected links from my @haarsager Twitter feed.  --Dennis

ATSC 3.0/Next-Gen TV/HbbTV

• ATSC 3.0 rollout can begin in March.  TVTechnology

Digital Video/OTT/VOD

• 5% of U.S. broadband users subscribe to a vMVPD.  FierceCable
• must read  Shift in ad spending from TV to OTT expected over next two years.  Video Nuze
• must read  How Die Welt gets people to watch video on its own site.  Digiday
• must read  Facebook deëmphasizes news feed video; users’ time spent drops.  Video Nuze  …and…  The local-national news divide on Google and Facebook.  Axios
• SVODs to boost original content annual spend to $10B by 2022.  TVTechnology
• U.S. viewers have a love/hate relationship with live streaming.  Rapid TV News
• Most use smart TVs to stream, won’t displace Roku anytime soon.  nScreenMedia

Journalism

• YouTube announces it will start flagging videos published by organizations that receive government funding.   The Hill
• Martha Raddatz: Media ‘watching each other a little more’ after missteps reporting on Trump.  Politico
• must read  Why news publishers should consider the “smart curation” market.  Frederic Filloux in Monday Note

Radio/Podcasting/Digital Audio

• must read (TV too)  Local radio’s digital future.  Jacobs Media Strategies
• Paid listens on...  RadioPublic
• must read  Podcast listeners really are the holy grail advertisers hoped they’d be.  Wired

Repack

• FCC to to randomly inspect TV stations repacked by the incentive auction.  Broadcast Law Blog
• Walden: We need to find $3B for auction repack.  Broadcasting & Cable

Strategy/Business/Management

• What will drive media station values in 2018?  TVNewsCheck
• Ad executive: Advertising will decline 30% in next five years.  MediaPost
• After leaving PBS, KCET struggles with its independence.  Columbia Journalism Review

Television

• TV, video ad growth pinned to advanced TV efforts.  MediaPost
• 4K TVs build market presence as global LCD TV shipments fall to three-year low.  Rapid TV News
• Inside Jeffrey Katzenberg’s billion-dollar bet to crack the code on mobile video.  Digiday

Weekend readings for #pubmedia, Jan. 26, 2018

Just became unburied from a lengthy writing project, so took a pass on doing this last weekend.  So this collection of links from http://www.twitter.com/haarsager covers the past couple of weeks.  --Dennis

ATSC 3.0/Next-Gen TV/HbbTV

• ATSC 3.0: Broadcasters tout standard’s power ahead of full implementation.  Cablefax 
• Sinclair, Nexstar team up with American Tower for ATSC 3.0 SFN sites in Dallas.  FierceCable
• FCC ponders giving broadcasters ATSC 3.0 carriage flexibility.  Broadcasting & Cable

Digital Video/VoD/OTT

• must read  Video’s peril – and promise.  Steven Rosenbaum in MediaPost
• Growing pains for OTT.  TVTechnology
• Customer experience, usage data can get lost in SVOD distribution deals.  nScreenMedia
• Why you need a comprehensive OTT strategy.  Nielsen  …and…  Cutting-edge content from digital publishers keeps millennials coming back for more.  Nielsen

Journalism

• must read  It’s time for journalism to build its own platforms.  Heather Bryant in Monday Note
• The Guardian heads back into the black.  The Economist

Radio/Podcasting/Digital Audio

• Pacifica Radio gets $2M loan.  Radio Ink

Strategy/Management/Business

• A broadcaster’s guide to Washington issues.  David Oxenford & David O’Connor in TVNewsCheck

Social Media

• must read  How Facebook’s media divorce could backfire.  Vanity Fair  …and…  Facebook’s move to deemphasize video in news feed has consequences.  Video Nuze  …and…  Facebook’s news feed changes sees brand videos taking hit.  Rapid TV News  …and…  We were all feeling hostage to Facebook.  Digiday  …and… Facebook is done with quality journalism. Deal with it.  Frederic Filloux in Monday Note

Television

• Groups likely to expand program production.  TVNewsCheck
• The 360-degree news video siren song.  TVTechnology
• ‘8K? I don’t even have 4K yet?’ The future of television is still far off.  Digital Trends

Weekend readings for #pubmedia, Oct. 27, 2017

I’ve been in Scotland, taking a three-week break from aggregating these links, but not a break from posting them to my @haarsager Twitter account.  Here is a longer-than-usual catch-up.  The most recent articles are generally near the top of each category.  --Dennis

ATSC 3.0/HbbTV

• Sinclair, NAB cheer FCC’s ATSC draft order.  FierceCable
• Retrans a key part of FCC’s ATSC 3.0 plan.  TVNewsCheck
• FCC to vote on ATSC 3.0 on Nov. 16.  TVNewsCheck
• CTA warns of ATSC 3.0 ‘chaos’ without modulation standard.  Broadcasting & Cable
• must read  Disparate views of the future of ATSC 3.0.  TVNewsCheck
• Internet of Everything: The IoT market is projected to expand 12x from 2017-2023.  Hackernoon

Cable/Pay-TV/Cord-Cutting

• Cord cutting hits 632k for Q3 with bulk of top platforms reporting.  FierceCable
• More than half of U.S. broadband households subscribe to pay-TV, OTT service.  Rapid TV News
• vMVPDs alone no threat to pay-TV.  nScreenMedia

Digital Video/VoD/OTT

• More than half of U.S. broadband households subscribe to pay-TV, OTT service.  Rapid TV News
• Can home Wi-Fi deliver TV reliably?  nScreenMedia
• Netflix rumbles on, but it’s still hard to discern original content’s role.  Video Nuze
• must read  Mobile surges as VOD viewing set to catch up to linear TV by 2020.  Rapid TV News
• Shift toward on-demand viewing accelerates.  nScreenMedia

Journalism

• must read  Young subscribers flock to old media.  Politico
• Scoring stories to make better recommendation engines for news.  Monday Note

Radio/Podcasting/Digital Audio

• must read  Radio can’t just check off the boxes.  Jacobs Media Strategies
• Generation X is now driving NPR’s audience growth.  Washingtonian
• Setting the record straight on FM radio in iPhones.  Sam Matheny at NAB  …and…  Everything you need to know about FM radio on your phone.  CNET
• Radio’s digital dashboard display dilemma.  Jacobs Media Strategies
• The good NEW days of radio.  Jacobs Media Strategies
• must read  Classical music’s biggest problem is that no one cares.  On An Overgrown Path
  
• Will radio get off the dime with podcasting?  Jacobs Media Strategies

Spectrum/Incentive Auction/Repack

• Internet of Everything: The IoT market is projected to expand 12x from 2017-2023.  Hackernoon
• FCC chair’s advisor: FCC can’t hold another big spectrum auction.  Multichannel News
• Broadcasters emerging as winner in FCC reauthorization process so far.  Morning Consult
• T-Mobile, Fox TV stations partner on repack.  TVTechnology  …and…  Pocket Now
• Tower deaths put repack sked in spotlight.  TVNewsCheck

Strategy/Management/Legal

• FCC to lift station modification freeze.  Broadcasting & Cable
• must read  Viewer preferences straddle generations.  TVTechnology
• Pubmedia’s commitment to local audiences must transcend lip service.  Gary Knell in Current
• must read  How to crowdfund a TV series.  Cablefax

Television

• AI is changing how you watch TV.  Venture Beat

Wireless/Broadband/IoT

• nerd alert  5G: Can we do better than OFDM? Cohere Technologies believes we can with OTFS.  FierceWireless
• FCC chair’s advisor: FCC can’t hold another big spectrum auction.  Multichannel News

Weekend readings for #pubmedia, July 15, 2017

Here is another collection of selected links from my @haarsager  Twitter feed posted in the past week.  --Dennis

ATSC 3.0/HbbTV

• 21st century broadcasting, part 2 – the consumer [video interview].  nScreenMedia  …and…  here is part 1 posted last week  …and…  Keynote with NAB CTO Sam Matheny [video].  ITVT
• Could advanced TV be a $100B business?  MediaPost
• In the race for local ad dollars, are big tech plans enough?  MediaPost

Digital Video/OTT

• Roku is leading Amazon, Google and Apple in the media streamer race.  Business Insider
• must read  How to launch an OTT app.  MediaPost
• Pay-TV, streaming preferences almost even.  Rapid TV News
• must read  Connected TV just a normal part of the U.S. home.  nScreenMedia
• Nearly 3/5ths of U.S. broadband households take Netflix, Amazon and Hulu.  Rapid TV News  …and…  Netflix is in half of all U.S. broadband households.  FierceCable

Repack/Spectrum/Incentive Auction

• Broadcasters turn in $2.1B for reimbursement.  TVTechnology  …and…  Stations’ repack expenses to hit $2B.  TVNewsCheck
• Top 15 markets by incentive auction take.  TVTechnology
• FCC needs to implement ‘rocket docket’ for wireless spectrum, and fast.  The Hill
• must read  If at first you don’t succeed, you’re Microsoft pushing its magical white space broadband.  The Register   …and…  LPTV/translator organization: Microsoft’s white space plan would destroy community TV.  Broadcasting & Cable  …and…  To close digital divide, Microsoft to harness unused television channels.  New York Times
• Shared spectrum: Path to wireless expansion.  Multichannel News
• As the digital divide grows, an untapped solution languishes [EBS, née ITFS].  Wired

Television

• The future of TV metrics.  TVTechnology

Weekend readings for #pubmedia, Jan. 8, 2017

Here’s this week’s collection of selected links from my @haarsager Twitter feed.  Happy New Year, all!   --Dennis

ATSC 3.0/HbbTV

• LG unveils ATSC 3.0-enabled 4K television receivers at CES.  Rapid TV News  …and…  TVTechnology
• Sinclair CEO: ATSC 3.0 is going to ‘supercharge’ the broadcast business.  FierceCable
• ATSC 3.0 good to go by Spring.  Broadcasting & Cable

Cable/Pay-TV/MVPD/Cord-Cutting

• The 2016 cord-cutter awards.  TechHive

Consumer Electronics

• LG unveils ATSC 3.0-enabled 4K television receivers at CES.  Rapid TV News  …and…  TVTechnology
• Mohu AirWave turns broadcast TV into a streaming service.  Mashable
• 4K sales outpacing HDTVs.  TVTechnology

Digital Video/VOD

• Netflix “bears” have it all wrong.  Rapid TV News
• Top trends in digital video for 2017.  nScreenMedia (podcast)
• Live TV decline slows in Q3; SVOD up.  Rapid TV News

Journalism

• must read  Our Murrow moment.   Daily Beast

Radio/Podcasting/Digital Audio

• Twelve years of Techsurvey: How radio listening has changed with new technologies.  Jacobs Media Strategies (webinar recording)
• The biggest problem with podcasting is…  Mark Ramsey in LinkedIn
• HD Radio at CES.  Radio Magazine
• must read  Why Facebook Live Audio is just the beginning of its bid for audio domination.  Media Briefing
• Just how dangerous is Alexa?  Shelly Palmer

Social Media

• must read  How to reestablish the primacy of news brands on social.  Media Briefing
• Five reasons why engagement is so hot right now.  Media Briefing

Spectrum/Incentive Auction/Repack

• Stage 4’s reverse auction component to end 1/13.  Multichannel News  …and…  TVTechnology
• T-Mobile, CCA continue calls for swift spectrum repacking after auction.  Wireless Week

Strategy/Management/Business

• must read  Nielsen Total Audience Report Q3 2016.  Nielsen (download)

Television

• Over-the-air TV resurgence in 2017?  nScreenMedia (video talk)
• Live TV decline slows in Q3; SVOD up.  Rapid TV News

Weekend readings for #pubmedia, 10/22/2016

Here’s this week’s collection of selected links from my @haarsager Twitter feed.  --Dennis

ATSC 3.o/HbbTV/Hybrid TV

• must read  Hybrid TV [ATSC 3.0 in the U.S. –DH] opens big-data window for free-to-air TV.  Rapid TV News
• HbbTV gains strength in Europe as smart TV penetration rises.  Rapid TV News

Cable/MVPD/Pay-TV/Satellite TV/Cord-Cutting

• AT&T to launch DirecTV Now streaming video service before 2017.  CNET

Digital Video/VOD/OTT

• EchoStar/Sling’s AirTV delayed during FCC review.  Zatz Not Funny!  …and…  AirTV expected to blend OTA + OTT.  TVTechnology
• ‘Simultaneous viewing’ may be taking toll on TV ratings.  FierceCable
• Online video leaders’ programming spend exceeds traditional broadcsters.  Rapid TV News
• Public radio stations collaborate to create VuHaus, the non-profit Vevo.  billboard

Radio/Podcasting/Digital Audio

• With its broadened story lab, NPR is looking to build up its next generation of shows and podcasts.  NiemanLab
• Radio and connected cars.  Jacobs Media Strategies

Spectrum/Incentive Auction/Repack

• my blog post  Cycles, daisy chains, and TV spectrum repack and clearing realities.  Technology360
• must read  Destination repack: Not enough time, money.  TVTechnology  …and…  Repack plan draws tepid industry reaction.  TVNewsCheck  …and…  FCC: Post-auction repack planning can’t wait.  Broadcasting & Cable
• Stage 2 of FCC’s incentive auction ends when forward auction component fails after one round.  WirelessWeek  …and… RCR Wireless News  …and…  Broadcasting & Cable  …and…  TVTechnology  …and…  TVNewsCheck  …and…  Quick end to auction’s Stage 2 may mean Comcast threw in the towel. Or it may mean nothing [Verizon and EchoStar have also been named as possible quitters –DH].  FierceWireless  …and…  Blink and you missed it:  Stage 2 of incentive auction ends.  JDSupra

Strategy/Management/Business

• must read  The slow painful death of the media’s cash cow.  Bloomberg  …and…  What if the newspaper industry made a colossal mistake?  Politico
• Internet mysteries: Where does the disappearing ad dollar go?  Digiday
• must read  A broadcaster’s guide to Washington issues.  TVNewsCheck